Formstack / Questions

Objective

• To provide direction for requesting a Miami Formstack account
• To provide access to up-to-date end-user instructions and support documentation for Formstack
• To provide links to the comprehensive Formstack support site and status dashboard

Rationale

• Formstack is UCM's recommended solution for electronic forms. It is a commercial website that allows you to create online forms using drag and drop functionality within a Miami brand template. A signed contract with the vendor guarantees its accessibility
  • Use it in place of paper forms and applications; to collect information or conduct surveys
• Students are not permitted to have access to Formstack. Do not allow a student to access Formstack under another user's account.

Resolution

• Request a Formstack account 
  • If requesting access to create and edit forms:
    • After you request an account, you are required to complete online Formstack Training and submit the Formstack User Agreement within seven days of receiving account access. The online training course takes about 30 minutes
  • If requesting access to view submissions or approve forms only:
    • After you request an account, you are NOT required to complete online Formstack Training. You will be given access immediately.
• For more information about Formstack, contact the Office of University Communications and Marketing by phone at 513-529-7596 or by email at ucm@miamioh.edu
   
• Miami University IT Services does not provide documentation, or end-user, administrative, or back-end support for Formstack
  • For system status and support, go to Formstack's Support Center 
  • To find answers to common questions and learn how to set up some of Formstack's most popular tools and features, go to Formstack's Get Started page

Environment

• Formstack
• University Communications & Marketing (UCM)